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<< Our Photo Pages >> Eel Hill Cairn - Cairn in England in County Durham

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Sunday, 24 February 2013  Page Views: 1877

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Eel Hill Cairn
Country: England County: County Durham Type: Cairn
 Nearest Village: Barningham
Map Ref: NZ0523307798
Latitude: 54.465530N  Longitude: 1.920776W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Eel Hill Cairn
Eel Hill Cairn submitted by SolarMegalith : A small cairn on Eel Hill - view from the west (photo taken on February 2013). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in County Durham

This small Bronze Age cairn has been identified during NADRAP survey of British rock art. It is located approximately 75m east of Barningham Moor 57 rock art panel, close to the eastern end of the ridge of Eel Hill. The mound is quite low, but distinguishable with several stones in its structure.

Barningham Moor 57 on Archaeology Data Service (the cairn is mentioned in third paragraph).

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Eel Hill Cairn
Eel Hill Cairn submitted by SolarMegalith : Mound of Eel Hill cairn and stones visible in its structure (photo taken on February 2013). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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